Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team

Medal record
Men'sBasketball
Representing Yugoslavia
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
	1987 Bormio

TheYugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team, commonly referred to as theYugoslavia men's national junior basketball team (Serbo-Croatian:Mlada košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije), was the boys' basketball team, administered byBasketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that representedSFR Yugoslavia in international under-19 (under age 19) men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of theWorld Championship for Junior Men.

After thedissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, thesuccessor countries all set up theirown national under-19 teams.Serbia won the Championship in 2007.

Several members of the team have been inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame, including playersVlade Divac,Jure Zdovc andToni Kukoč and coachSvetislav Pešić, while players Divac, Kukoč, andDino Rađa are members of theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In 2017,250 Steps, a film about the 1987 gold medal, was released.

Most Valuable Player

• Toni Kukoč — 1987
• Dejan Bodiroga – 1991

Year	Pos.	GP	W	L	Ref.
As SFR Yugoslavia
1979	4th	8	5	3	[1]
1983	8th	9	3	6	[2]
1987		7	7	0	[3]
1991	4th	8	3	5	[4]
As FR Yugoslavia
1995	did not qualify				[5]
1999	did not qualify				[6]
2003	did not qualify				[7]
Total	4/7	32	18	14

After thedissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, fivenew countries were created:Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Macedonia (in 2019, renamed to North Macedonia),FR Yugoslavia (in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) andSlovenia. In 2006,Montenegro became an independent nation andSerbia became thelegal successor of Serbia and Montenegro. In 2008,Kosovodeclared independence from Serbia and became aFIBA member in 2015.

Here is a list of men's national under-19 teams on the SFR Yugoslavia area:

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–present)
•  Croatia (1992–present)
•  North Macedonia (1993–present)
•  Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)
  •  Montenegro (2006–present)
  •  Serbia (2006–present)
    •  Kosovo (2015–present)
•  Slovenia (1992–present)

• Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team
• Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team

• Yugoslavia national basketball team
• Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team
• Men's national under-19 basketball teams
• 1979 establishments in Yugoslavia
• National sports teams established in 1979

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